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THERE’S A DEAD RAT

  • July 26, 2020
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SHERIFF OGUNDELE

There’s a dead rat
on the street

the people are pulling
up masks

instead of shrouds
turning up the raised hell

with the sound of
generators

all passing it by
on their way to work
and back

no one to gloat
about the bloat

everyone is no one’s
business

THE ANONYMOUS CHERIF 

is an art-enabled psychology undergrad who shuttles between illustration, writing and photography for the custody rights of every existing ideas.

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